Georgia Historic Newspapers

    VOL. XXVIII—NO. 20!)
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA: THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 10, 1886.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
OUR ATLANTA NEWS.
Columbus' Two New Railroads Are All
Right.
1 Busy Buy In tlie Legislature-Many mils DIh.
•aamil anil Paaand-The Atlanta Evening Capitol
Creates a Sensation by Exposing „ Dissipated
Tonng Solou—fho Reporter Will lie Expelled
Lffo® the Floor of the House.
Atlanta, December 15—The house was
•ailed to order by Speuker Little at 10
o clock.
After preliminary exercises were com
pleted a motion by Mr. Calvin, of Rich,
mond, to take up the resolution of the sen
ate fixing Saturday, the ISth, as the day Af
adjournment was laid on the table
The regular order being the reading of
bills a third time, the following were taken
up and clsposed of:
To Incorporate the North Georgia Tele
graph Company. Passed.
To incorporate tho Douglassville Bank
ing Company. Passed.
To pay Elbert Willis, of Worth county,
{/5 for uu artificial leg. Considered in
committee oi the whole nnd passed
To incorporate Thomasville Street Rail
way Company.
To provide for macadamizing the public
square of the town of Jefferson
To amend charter of city of Atlanta, to
provide lor improvement of certain streets
To incorporate the Underwriters’ Mu
tual Insurance Company, of Atlanta.
To incorporate the West End and East
Point Street Railway Company.
To incorporate the Southern Live Stock
Insurance Company.
To create a board of commissioners of
roads and revenues in Hall county.
To amend charter of Emory College.
To amend registration law of Muscogee
county.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
Mr. Harrell, of Webster, submitted a
minority report on the part of certain
members of the finance committee favor
ing the passage of the bill to repeal the
act establishing the school of technology.
Two hundred copies were ordered printed.
The report urged that, the aci was uncon
stitutional, and unjustly discriminated ;
against certain classes of the children of
the state.
A resolution by Mr. Rawls, of Effiing-
kam, was read for information. It directs j
that the commissioners of the school ol
technology and the governor shall not ■
proceed with’ the establishment of the
school until the bill to repeal the act es
tablishing if. shall have been disposed of. I
A resolution by Mr. Keenan, of Baldwin, ]
to appoint, a visiting committee to inspect i
the old capital at Milledgevilie for th ’ j
gurjjose of recommending repairs, was ta- j
The speaker announced the following
committee of conference on the part of i he ,
house to consider the disputed features of j
the general appropriation bil : Me 8 ,
Gordon, Arnbenn, Harrell of WeOSter,Ui.u .
of Cobb, and Huff.
The following hills were also read the
third time and passed:
To amend the act incorporating the
Georgia Midland and Gulf Railroad Com
pany.
To incorporate the Tallahassa, Bain- I
bridge aud western Railroad Company.
To establish a free school system in New-
nan.
To extend the term of the public schools
In Gordon county.
To change the time of holding the supe
rior court in Berrien county.
To provide a stock law for Dougherty
county west of the Hint ri ver.
To incorporate Ellijay Telephone Com-
pany.
To amend the act incorporating the Co
lumbus and Florida Railroad Company.
The house then adjourned to 3 o’clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session of the house con
tinued reading bills the third time, and a
numberof local bills were passed. The only
bill of general interest was to incorporate
the Atlantic, Birmingham and Great West
ern railroad.
After the bills for the third reading had
been disposed of several local bills were
read the first time.
Mr. Russell, of Clarke, was granted leave
to withdraw his '.fill to amend and extend
the charter of the Macon and Covington
railroad. , , .
The remainder of the session was devoted
to discussing the joint resolution fixing
the day of adjournment, taken upon the
motion of Mr. Calvin, of Richmond. Tlio
resolution fixed Saturday the ISth tor ad
journment. ,....,
Mr. Schofield, of Bibb, substituted
Wednesday, the 23d, aod after various
amendments and much speaking the reso-
lution as amended was adopted—yeas li-,
tjy unanimous consent Mr. Felton, of
Bibb, introduced a bill to carry into effect
paragraph 1, section 14, article / ot tae
constitution. This bill relates to t he -ink
ing fund and is intended as a substitute tor
the bill pending before the finance com
mittee.
Senate Proceedings.
ATLANTA, December 15.—The senate met
at 10 o’clock, and was called to order by
President Davidson. Prayer was offered
by the chaplain. The roll was culled and
the journal read and approved.
REPORTS OF CO MMITTEES.
The committee on enrollment reported
that certain bills were ready for signatures
of president and clerk. ,
The committee on education report-d
in favor of the passage, by substitute, ot
the bill providing for teaching physiology
and hygiene in the public schools.
On motion of Mr. Pringle the substitute
was taken up and put upon its passage. ■
simply amends the eighth line ot sec
12(11 so as to add, “and physiology and
hygiene in an elementary manner with
special reference to the effect of aleo ,
opiates and narcotics upon the hunia y
tem,” to the list of studies provided.
Mr. Lamltin moved to amend the subsL.
tute by adding, “provided this law shal-
notgo into effect until recommended by
the grand jury and board of edueali
th An amendment by Mr. Butt, striking out
"the grand iurv” and leaving it to tue
recommendation of the board °^L u< Tj»” n
alone, was accepted by Mr. Lamltin. L on
the call of the yeas and nays, the amend
ment was lost by 16 to 22. , Mt . lte
Mr. Butt then opposed the sub-titute,
say ing each county was best able.to.decide
what it wanted taught to the child
the county. He said the passage ot the bill
would make it possible to displace
era now giving satisfaction to the P P
and qualified in all other branches simply
because he was not prepared to
physiology and hygiene. .thecon-
At 11 o’clock the special order (the con
sideration of thi bill regulating t • y
ness of insurance in the , .
placed until the physiology hill had been
disposed of. .
Mr. Butt continued, saying theie were
peopie in his county and every other j
ty in the state why didn’t know what phy= j
ioiogy and hygiene meant. |
Mr. Wright, of tlie first, submitted a. pro ,
v*ie which declared that no -Cc.-.-,
vlde^mr in Vh° h V‘ e otlu r branches pro-
vmed lor in the seetiou. should be refused
o eoaTd C Tn d 9pl a a ^ < i he w^ not
p4iofogy 0 and a hJgi?„V eXaminatiOU Upon
Messrs, Butt, Northcntt, Wood, Powell,
Prince and d h Jam e kt,, i Smith of tb ° «^th
sion Tem n ° t( !? k P aH m the discus-
f!° ,’i' Vhluh ,' vaa Bnall .V cut short by a call
for the previous question.
The yeas and nays were called upon the
foment of Mr. Wright, which rWted
lnits adoption by a vote of 22 to 15.
wJ, h th«n bHtitUt . e u for the biil iW “'"ended
was then passed by a vote of 25 to 11.
.On mo ton of Mr. Nortlicutt the bill reg
ut o' i the business of insurance in the
I =„„?i’ , next b ®l’ore the senate as the
special order, was laid upon the table it
tk ™£,J?! po . sstble , for 11 t0 be passed
taken* 1 lousc before adjournment was
On motion of Mr. Wright, of the first,
the rules were suspended for the readiug
of house bills the third time.
RILLS PASSED.
xxr 'Pforporate the town of Harrison in
Washington county.
.A* 0 , al ?] e "d the charter of the town of
Marshallville iu Macon county.
To amend the net incorporating the Ea-
i gle and Puonix Manufacturing company.
| lo amend the act incorporating the
I Georgia Home insurance company of Co-
' lumbus,
j To authorize the issue of interest bear-
| mg bonds by the mayor aud council of the
city of Macon.
j To incorporate the bank of S'ewart
county, in the town of Lumpkin.
To repeal an act creating a board ofcom-
j missioners of roads and revenues for l’ay-
j lor county.
! A resolution providing for a joint com-
j mittee to visit the State college at Dahlo-
| nega during recess was lost.
I To amend charter of town of West End
in Fulton county.
To incorporate the Athens and Jefferson
Railroad Company.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The president announced the following
committee on conference on points of dif
ference between the senate and house on
the general appropriation bill: Messrs.
Butt, Jame3, Favor, Powell and Lamkiu.
On motion the senate adjoined until
3 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session of the senate was
consumed in reading bills the first and
third times large number were disposed
of principally of a local nature and inter
est. The following of general interest were
disposed of:
Amending the act to perfect the public
school system. Passed.
By Mr. DcJarriett—To incorporate the
Eatonton and Athens railroad. Read the
first time.
The railroad committee submitted a re
port allowing the introducer of the bill to
amend the charter of the Macon and Cov
ington railroad to withdraw the bill.
On motion of Mr. Jackson, the gover
nor’s message, received in the morning
session, was taken up and read. It was in
answer to the joint resolution calling upon
the governor for information concerning
the appointment and reports and acts of
the whipping bosses in penitentiary camps
i, 2 and 3, and for information concerning
the whipping of convicts by other persons
than duly appointed whipping bosses.
The message embodied the names of the
whipping bossei and their reports for
liiSfi-’6, and replied that if there had
been any whipping of convicts by other
parties than those set apart tor that duty,
there was no information to that effect in
possession of the executive department or
of the principal keeper of the penitentiary.
The message reco'nmends that the joint
committees of citizens and grand jurors
now raised for the purpose of inspecting
the convict camps be required to make
sworn reports to the governor of the result
of their inspections.
I.i-t the Capital Name Him.
Atlanta, December 15.—The Evening
Capitol has created a sensation among the
members of the legislature by publishing a
paragraph yesterday that a certain “young
member’’ was drinkiug too heavily, and
advising him to quit. Noname was given.
A caucus was held this evening, and a
committee of five old men appointed to
wait on the Capitol aud demand the name
of the young member. Manager Atwood
refused to give the name to the commit
tee, but said he could prove the charge if
authoritatively required to do so. It is ru
mored that a resolution will bu introduced
expelling the reporter of the Capitol from
the floor of the house.
A Coo<! Woman (Iona.
Atlanta. Ga., December 15.—Sister
Catherine died in the Convent of tlie Sacred
Heart to-dav. She was stationed in Co
lumbus at one time, and was one of the
best known and most estimable sisters of
mercy in the statu. After a requiem mass
in tlie church of St. Peter and Paul to-mor
row, the remains will be carried to Savan
nah for interment.
fiorernsr Smith to ho Ex-un in oil.
Atlanta, December !5.—The legislative
investigating committee decided in con
sultation to examine ex-Governor Smith
“el'ore making their report. Hellas been
summoned for Friday. Messrs. Hawkes,
McLendon and McCord will prepare the
report, which will embrace the- findings in
reference to Senator Rankin, Judge Fain,
James P. Harrison and Commissioner
Trammell. The Marietta and North Geor
gia branch of the investigation will go over
to the adjourned term. .
A Railway Itom.
Atlanta, December 15.—Considerable
discussion and conjecture resulted from the
withdrawal of the bill to amend the Macon
and Covington railroad charter from the
legislature to-day, and it was rumored that
Mac-hen and his associates were disgusted
with the opposition and would withdraw
from the state. It turns out that the com-
nany has decided to proceed under the
general charter already obtained,and have
secured in Macon to- lay an injunction
against the Georgia Southern and Florida
railroad company.
A Driver Hurt.
ATLANTA. December 15.—James Rake-
straw. driver ot a four horse omnibus, was
thrown from the top of the ’bus this even
in'’ bv the bolting of his horses, and is in a
critical condition from congestion of the
brain.
Too 51 ui'h IVI no.
Atlanta, December 15.—R. K. White,
a nriuter walked out of a two story win-
do P w of his house to-night When found
no serious injuries were dibeoveied. loo
much domestic wine is said to have been
the cause. M .
A l ew President.
AT EXANDP.1A, Va., December 15.—At a
meeting' of the stov kholders of the Vir-
p.i.-ia Midland railway had here to-day,
Thomas M. Logan was elected president
in place oi lliinlekaper. The presentation
ot reports was postponed till the -.2nd
instant.
A Tilt Between Messrs. Randall and
Simms.
Mr. Rindntl FuIIk to Squelch the Colorado Con*
KroKKimm—A Deputy Coiiimiwdoiicr of Internal
Revenue Bounced -An Accident hi Washington,
(ione to the Wall.
TsVw York December 15.—L. Marx &
f'n’s failure has just been announced from
nft e Sew York stock ex-
J They were long of Terminal,
?. han r- .ad kindred Stocks. I
Washington, December 15. — In the
senate Mr. Call introduced a bill to make
Tampa, Fla., a port of entry.
Mr. Cullom presented the conference re
port on tho interstate commerce bill and
asked that it be printed, and suggested
that, he would next Monday ask the senate
to take it up. when, if a debate were de
sired, it might be postponed.
After discussion the report was ordered
printed, and Mr. Cullom gave notice that
he would cull it up next Tuesday and if the
sennte desired to discuss it at length it
might go over until after the h lidnys, but
he was very’ anxious to secure final action
at this ’•esBiou, particularly as the supreme
court had ruled recently that it was tlie
provence of congress to legislate on the
subject.
A bill was introduced by Mr. Vance to
repeal chapter 27 of the acts of 1SS3 relat
ing to tlie civil service. This is the bill to
l-epcal the civil service law reported ad
versely by Senator Hawley from the com
mittee oh civil service, during the first
I session of t he present congress, and is now
j reintroduced.
| The hour of 2 o’clock arrived when the
unfinished business of .yesterday, the bill
! repealing the tenure of office act, came up
aud was, on motion of Mr. Hoar, allowed
to stand over till to-morrow as unfinished
business.
Mr. Platt then called up his resolution
| that executive nominations shall hereafter
1 be considered iu open session, e> cept
i when otherwise ordered by a vote of tho
j senate.
I Mr. Hoar offered to lay the resolution on
; the table. Agreed to—yeas 33, nays 21, as
follows: Yeas — Allison, Beck, Call,
■ Cameron, Chaee, Cbenev, Cockrell,
j Colquitt, Edmunds, Evarts, Gorman, Gray,
j Harrison, Heard, Ingalls, Jones of Arkan-
! saw, McMillan, McPherson, Mahone,
Maxcy. Miller, Morgan, Morrill, Pugh,
| Sabin’, Suulahury, Savvvor, Sewell, Spooner,
Vest, Walthall, Whitthorue, Wilson of
j Maryland—33.
| Nays—Berry, Blair, Butler, Conger, Cid-
; loin, Dawes. Dolph. Eustis, Frye, George,
Gibsou, Hawley, Mitchell of Oregon,
Mitchell of Pensylv.inia. Platt, Plumb,
Sherman, Van Week, Voorhees, Williams,
Wilson of Iowa—21.
I Mr. Beck called up tlie bill prohibiting
i senators or representatives 'from acting as
| attorneys for subsidized railroad compa-
! nies, the question being on the substitute
! reported from tho judiciary committee,
j but without reaching a vote on it the sen-
: ate, at 4 o’clock, went into executive ses
sion and soon afterwards adjourned.
Tin- House.
Washington, December 15.—The speak
er appointed Caldwell, Eden and Cooper
as conferees on the electoral count bill.
After the transaction of some unimpor
tant routine business, the house, after the
morning hour, went into committee of the
whole, Mr. Crisp in the chair, on the bill
for the allotment of land in severally to
the Indians.
The discussion of the bill consumed the
morning hour, but. no vote was reached.
On motion of Mr. Warner, of Missouri, a
bill was passed being in the interest of At
lanta, Galveston, St, Paul, Minneapolis,
Indianapolis. Kansas City and Omaha, un
der the provisions of section 5191, revised
statutes, which required national banks in
certain cities to keep on hand in money of
the United Staffs a sum equal to 25 per
cent, of their circulation nnd deposit.
The house then went into committee of
the whole on the sundry civil appropria
tion bill amendment which was adopted,
appropriating $147,500 for the construction
of a light house supply steamer for U3e on
the Atlantic and Gulf coast.
Mr. Sims, of Colorado, offered several
amendments increasing appropriations for
the signal service bureau, and these being
opposed by Mr. Randall, he proceeded to
criticise that gentleman’s action as chair
man of the committee on appropriations.
He did not e .vy the gentleman who lived
upon the Atlantic coast, his narrow-minded
statesmanship which did not cross
the Mississippi river. If the
gentleman did not grow fust
enough on principles of statesmanship to
extend some privileges to the peopie of
the west, thus people would see that a
man was made chairman of t he committee
on appropriations whose vision extended
beyond a few signal stations on the Atlan
tic coast.”
Mr. Randall, in reply, said the pending
bill carried more appropriations for the
Pacific coast than any similar bill for year’s
oast. He thought he knew his duty mod
erately well, and lie did not propose to be
frightened from the performance of that
duty, certainly not by the words of such
demagoguery as had emanated from the
gentleman from Colorado.
Mr. Scms thought that the gentleman
had better read ills dictionary for the
meaning of the word “demagoguery.” A
“demagogue,” as defined by tlie best prac
tical writers of this country, was a man
who is the pretended leader of a great par
ty and who had as his only stock in trade
the ability to go through an appropriation
with a cheese paring knife lin’d cutting off
a few dollars here and a few dollars there,
making a reduction of $50,000,000
from the appropriations of last
year. That was the cheapest
character of statesmanship that had ever
leii tin- country on to material prosperity.
If that was the statesmanship of the great
leaders of the democratic party, God save
the country from such statesmanship.
[Laughter anil applause.]
Mr. llundall predict! d that the demo
cratic party would live to thrive and con
trol in this'eountry without regard to the
gentleman’s opinion as to its leaders. [Ap
plause. ]
The amendments were rejected. Pend
ing further consideration of the bill, the
committee rose aud the house adjourned.
Tin* Intorstatc L’fiinmcree Hill.
Washington, December 15.—The con
ference report on the interstate commerce
bill has been signed by all the conference
except Senator Platt and is ready for pre
sentation to the two houses. Senator
Platt will not sign it. His principal ob
jection is the prohibition of pooling.
One Norn Hi'puliUniii Boanrtil.
Washington, December 15.—H. C. Rog
ers, deputy commissioner of internal reve
nue, has resigned. His resignation is to
take effect on the appointment and quali
fication of his successor. This action was
I taken at the request of the president,
i Rogers is a republican and has been in of-
J fice for many years. There are no charges
I against him. It is generally understood
j that Henderson, chairmun of the Indiana
! state democratic committee, will be ap-
| pointed to succeed him.
Carroll building opposite the oapitol this
afternoon, the walls fell burying seven or
eight workmen ill the ruins. Five of them
were taken out. alive, two being seriously
; injured. Two others have not yet been
| taken from the ruins. This structure is
I one of those width have been purchased
i by the government, tho site being that se-
] leeted for the nt w congressional library.
It. was being pulled down with others in
its neighborhood preparatory to building
operations in the spring.
IjATER—It is now believed that only six
men were buried and all have been taken
out alive. One of them n sub contractor,
' is said to have had his hack broken.
! Eight persons wore caught in the ruins,
six ol’ whom were taken to tho hospital for
the treatment of broken bonus and severe
outs, hut all will probably recover. Two
! were able to walk homo. One of the most
' seriously injured was tho contractor for re-
I moving the building. He says tho walls
Were rotten and crumbled of their own
i weight when tho supporting timbers were
1 removed.
Kk*Iniuten fur Ulnars ami Harbors.
Washington, D. C., December 15.—The
engineer’s estimates for river and harbor
improvements were taken up by tho house
committee oil rivers nnd harbors to-day,
and the items of appropriation were rough
ly fixed for all of tho harbors and some iff
the rivers oil the Atlantic coast, from
Maine to Maryland, inclusive. In fixing
►the appropriations the committee is pur
suing the policy of allowing about 25 per
cent, of tho amounts which tlie chief
; of engineers reports can be profit-
I ably expended on improvements,
jrjf this policy is adhered to
I the result will be a bill making mi aggre
gate an appropriation of between seven
and eight million dollars. The secretary
of war recommended a gross appropria-
| tion often million dollars with a \iew to
facilitating Die action on tlie bill in the
senate and avoiding a conflict between
tlie two houses. The house committee is
] consulting the members of the senate com
mittee on commerce on the. details of tho
bill, and several items have already been
inserted at their suggestion.
A llalt-h of Nominations.
Washington, December 15.—The pres
ident to-day nominated ex-Gov. Preston H,
Leslie, of Kentucky, to be governor of
I Montana I* nitory, aud the following post-
j masters, all of whom were appointed dur-
| ing the recess ot congress : Michael Glenn,
I Norfolk, Va.; Oscar 0. Derr, Roanoke, Va ;
O.’.roiiou A Youngolood, Chester, S. C.;
C -orgu VV. Lamar, Savannah, Ga.; Hiram
| llnoei i,Quitman,U:i; Jefferson 15. Browne,
j Key West, Fla.; M. it. Cooper, St. Angus
! ti:i", Fla.; Fred (Crass, Tuscumbiu, Ala.;
| Martha J Pucker, Okuiona, Miss.; William
| Grnome, Vicksburg, Miss.
The president has not yet nominated to
the senate Judge Manning as minister to
Mexico, nor M il thews, the colored record
er of deeds for the District of Columbia.
Matthews has once been nominated and
rejected, but was reappointed, and has not
been nominated a see and time.
They Deny It.
Washington, December 15.—The news
paper stories in regard to the recent train
robbery in Texas are discredited at the
war department, so far as they relate to
tho surrender of an alleged army officer
named Captain Conners, of the 2ttb in
| fantry, and five of his soldiers to two rub
hers, inasmuch as there is no officer of that
name in tlie army and necausj tho 24th
aijintry is at present stationed in Indian
territory. An army officer who has been
inquiring into the subject suggests that tho
E! Paso liar is looso again.
The ComniilUuCN Vetoes.
Washington, December 15.—Tho
senate public buildings committee to day
reported against the hills for public build
ings at Harrisonburg, iViigiuia, and
Greensboro, North Carolina, because these
amounts are provided for elsewhere.
FRIGHTFUL DEPRAVITY.
Shocking Case of Poverty anil iii-uradution la a
Teacim-nt.
A 1V'»*i!:iniflou Disaster.
Wa jiiingto.:, December 15.—While the
workmen engaged in tearing down the old
Cincinnati, O., December 15.—A shock
ing case of poverty and consequent squalor
and degradation was developed by b. P. C.
A. Officer Todhuuterat No. 31 Race street
last evening. Ill a miserably furnished
apartment, fairly reeking with filth, was
found an able-bodied man with his wife
and two small children. The latter, au
infant but a few months old and u boy
about three years of age, were wallowing
in a filthy bed, if such the pallet of dirty
rags thrown on a rattle down bedstead can
be called. Everything about the place in
dicated the most abject poverty. But tlie
man and woman, who were Luke Bkelly
and wife, were perfectly oblivious to their
surroundings lrom the whisky they had
indulged in. With some difficulty
Officer Todhunter managed to break in
upon the scone and assert his right to care
for the half-famished little ones, so shame
fully treated by their parents. P.dro! Com
pany No. 1 was called and took Bkeily lo
Central station, his wife and infant to the
Home of the Friendless, and the little boy
to the Children’s Home. Against Bkeily
the charge of failing to provide for Ins
family was placed, in a room adjoining
the one occupied by Skelly and his family,
the grandmother and grandfather of tlie
little ones were also found in a beastly
stale of intoxication, but as they wore out
ofthe province of the authorities, they
were not molested.
llursi: Tlifef Jailed.
Hamilton, ()., December 15.—William
Ballon was arrested near Trenton last
night by Officer Fianuegan for horse
stealing, and brought to this place and
locked up in jail. A farmer had hitched
his horse and spring-wagon to a rack in
Trenton while he wont in a store to no
some trading. When he came out. his
horse had been taken. Ha gave the alarm
and the officer soon caught Billon with
the horse and wagon a few miles in the
country.
A I'atul Affray.
Columbia, S. C„ December 15.—E. L.
Oaston, a prominent farmer of Ulicsler
county, shot and killed his son-in-law, W.
E. Estes, last night. Both men had been
drinking, and becoming involved in a dis
pute, Estes caught hisfuther-in-law around
the neck and began to choke him. Gaston
drew his pistol and Bhot Estes through the
heart, killing him instantly.
Fell Tliraueh a Trixtle.
Raleigh, N. C., December 15.—The pas
senger train on toe Chapel branch of tlie
North Carolina railroad went through a
trestle half a mile from Chapel Hill last
night. Six or eight people were seriously
hurt, including Conductor Brown, Engi
neer Mav, Bridge Builder May, and N. A.
| Stedman, of Raleigh. Nobody was killed.
The SnltKkmm Are Victorinas.
I Chicago, December 15.—-The difficulties
between the Lake Shore railroad ajid the
| strikers have been settled. James Mono-
! gan, president of the switchmen’s union,
! and Pinny B. Smith, counsel fur the road.
] have had a confer met. As a result the
company will take back all the old men
I with the exception of those who were en-
I gaged in acta of violence against t he cor-
i poration, and will aoolish the black list.
A Day Wli090 Sales Exoeed All History.
tlrcr a Million oT Slinron Solil—The Kwltcment
_ Amount* to nj I’nnle—Money ItrlngH FnliulotiH
Prices—IVIlftt the Brokers itinl the I’npoi'K Say
Afoot It.
New York, December 15.—Tho business
to-day has never been equaled in the his
tory of the stock exchange and but seldom
approached. A panicky feeling developed
in some of tho low priced snares In the
past two days and spread to tho more sub
stantial stocks and the pressure to sell ex
ceeded anything ever seen in tho board
room. The bears began tho attack at tho
opening but the orders to sell for both
sides ot account were overwhelming, the
only desire seeming to be to get out. The
demands from brokers for more margin
remained unanswered and closing
out sales were a largo proportion
of the business done. The attendance at
tho board was greater than ever seen be
fore, and every broker nearly bad orders
to sell at the market, price. Tho excite
ment was intense, the feeling bordering
closely upon a panic. Foreign buying aid
ed to check tho first decline before the end
of tlie first hour, tint the pressure was
again renewed nnd the stocks which had
held up well under the first “stump” then
gave way with a rush. Toward tho end of
the session both bulls and bears became
alarmed nt tho magnitude ofthe decline
and buying orders were freely given out,
resulting in a marked recovery over the
entire list. It was also reported that sev
eral influential operators, who have been
credited of late with wishing to see a ma
terial decline, have begun to buy. This in
duced a free covering of short sales, which
helped tlie final rally. The money market
worked extremely hard to-day, the rate
running up to as high ns * per cent, per
day and interest. Tlie Niav England deal
was one of the chief factors, the selling of
Boston interests being renewed with
spirit this morning, which pro
voked short. sales by the
New York element and the stock broke
very badly. Reading also, notwithstand
ing the publication of tlie plan of reorgan
ization, broke ten points. Other heavy de
clines were made by Tennessee coal, Phila
delphia gas, mid Richmond and West
Point. Only one failure was announced on
the board, although rumors of others were
thick at one time. The delivery hour,
however, passed with no further uniioumso-
ment of that nature and a much better
feeling took possession of the room. The
opening was extremely weak, declines
from last evening’s figures exceeding
1 nor cent, for a largo mini her of
active stocks, while Rending was
down 2j. Transactions for the first two
hours were enormous. Sales for the iir.-.t
fifteen minutes approximated 115,900
sharesH, for the fi"s', lemr .’’.50,000, and up to
noon over 020,0011 shares ol stock had
changed hands. Declines in the first few
minutes ranged up to 6 per cent. Towards
the end of the first, hour a slight rally oc
curred, Grangers’ trunk lines and Union
Pacific displaying considerable strength.
Thu market was feverish and irregulnr,
however, and another “stump” soon
followed, New England nnd Reading
leading the decline, with Omaha, Lacka
wanna and New York closely following.
The extreme activity Tf.w hmrety decrease!
after 12 o’clock, accompanied by slight re
coveries in some stocks. The downward
move, however, was again resumed. M in
hattan assuming the lead, in the lust
hour a genera) rally took place and mate
rial advances over the lowest figures were
recorded. The market closed active hut
firm at the recovery. The total day’s
business was 1,038,431 shares, oT
which Reading furnished 181,000,
Lackawanna 102,000, St. Paul 70,000,
Western Union 82,000, Northeastern 5l,0;o,
Eric 51,000, Louisville and Nashville 47,050,
and there was a very large business in the
remainder of tho list. Jersey Central is
the only stock on the active list showing mi
advance, its gain for the day being J. New
England on the other hand lost. 8J, West.
Point 6jl, Reading 5}, Manhattan and
Tennessee Coal Iron 5 per cent each,
Omaha 4A, Missouri Pacific 3,i, Canada
Southern 3j, Lackawanna 3], Pacific Mail
3j, Michigan Central 3, others from 1 to 3
per cent.
1
Tlif Post’s OiugnoHls.
New York, December 15,—Tho Tost in
its linaniia! article says: “Tub senii-pan-
icky condition of yesterday evening was
developed thin forenoon ini j a foil fledged
panic in some of the cheap stocks and a
great decline of these extended the panicky
tooling to a good many better properties,
though tho declines in these were compar
atively sin til. Tnure is no question but
that the Hurry was brought ubout part.y
by design. A few well known capitalist-
are known to have called in large loans,
and this forenoon money loaned up to 12,
15 and 18 per coni, pur annum. Tho ster
ling exchange market was entirely demor
alized by Ule pressure on the money mar
ket and regular on nations for alerting
were impossible. Too New England rail
road election also had something to do
with the panic. Boston parties, who have
heretofore controlled that property, find
ing that they had been ousted, im
mediately began to throw their stock
overboard and the New York parties
who now control the road, knowing this,
determined to lie ahead of them, though
they undoubtedly mean to buy their stock
back. Tho Reading clique also found it
impossible to carry their load of that
stock aud endeavored in vain to do what
they have been doing gradually for several
weeks past, viz: to unload. Behind these
special causes was also tile general belief
that speculation in southern stocks must
collapse, which it has. It is worthy of re
mark that so large and so sudden a drop us
is shown above, in the short space of two
hours, erased no failures of'importune!.*,
the only ono announced up to 12 o’clock
being that of L. Mxrx & Co.
Ifhntft Hrnkrr Sftyso ft lie I’anlc.
New York, December 15.—A prominent
broker says that the break in prices this
morning is the result of tile very conserva
tive policy adopted by the banks for tho
| past week or more in regard to loans.
They have been charging 0 to 7 per cent,
on good stocks uml from 8 to 15 per cent,
on specialties; ho tliut the brokers, being
unwilliug to carry stocks at
these figures, ceiled on holders
for more margins, 'i’his brought out large
selling orders aud as the prices fell more
stock came out, resulting to-day in almost
a panic. The present break may there
fore be credited to tight m neyand not to
any inherent weakness in the.stock market
itself. The reserve being down to such a
low figure as $1,030,000 was another unfav
orable feature of thu situation.
A War In l.im-olu County, (ienrala.
Augusta, Ga., December 15.—Lincoln
: county, on the Carolina line, is in a slate
! of anxiety over an incident which
happened Monday. Many of tho colored
tenants arc in arrears with their hills, and
efforts to collect the pi have producedgreat
indignation. Monday T oil L veivit uml
Cub'.. Ramsey went out oil the vaster : nid . :
of tiie county to enforce processes. When
they drew near tho house
of the man of whom they were
in quest, they found it surrounded
by negroes who at once opened fire on
Loverett and Ramsey, who were on horse-
back. They turned and galloped away,
but not before they were so badly wounded
that their lives are now in danger, Yes
terday an armed band of white men organ
ized and proceeded to that section where
it is reported tlis negroes are well armed
and fully prepared to fight. News of the
outcome is awaited witli interest.
Cntmnllon Call.
PiTTsmiRO, Decomber 15.—A call has
been issued for a general convention of
spring and axle workers of tho United
States to be held in this city on January 4.
The objects of tho convention arc to estab
lish uniform wages throughout the coun
try, taking the highest paid as a standard,
and to complete arrangements fordishand-
ing I heir national organization, prior to
going into the knights of labor in a body.
MONTGOMERY MEL tNGE.
Mayor Parry, of firrrnrlllr. Is Intervli-wed hj tho
Kiuiuircr-Sim ('orrrsp'indciit.
Special to Enquiiiiui-Scs.
Montgomery, Ala., December 15.—
Mayor Perry, of Greenville, who whipped
Temperance Lc eturcr Cheves at, the Green
ville depot yesterday, is visiting Montgome
ry to-day and was interviewed by your
correspondent. He admits tho facts stated
yesterday and said Cheves did use vile
epithets nnd lies against him in several
lectures before tho election took place.
After the election wns over nnd Cheves
was about to depart yesterday morning, lie
introduced himself to Cheves ami do.
manded a retraction and apology. Cheves
refusing ho chastised him, and iinder like
circumstances would do it again.
The Alabama Methodists met to-day in
annual session, Bishop Keener presiding.
The usual routine of business aud commit
tee appointments were gone through with.
B.
STRIPES FOR AN ALDERMAN.
Mrquielc’ tide" to K!;.ct Jftclinc at Last.
New York, December 15.—Ex-Aldor-
man McQunde, on his second trial for
bribery in connection with tlie grant of
the Broadway railroad franchise., was to
day found guilty. The jury reached a ver
dict on the first ballot.
Assistant District Attorney Follows oc
cupied four hours and a half this afternoon
iu closing the argument for tho prosecu
tion. The recorder’s charge was long, and
the case was given to the jury at (i: 15 this
evening.
At 7:15, just a half an hour after retire
ment the jury returned. Tho roll was
culled and their foreman, Henry Otten-
berg, stood up and in reply to the ques
tion replied: “Guilty of the crime ns
churgcd in the first count in the indict
ment.” The roll was called agnin nnd
ouch juror answered “guilty” as ills Dame
was called.
“in discharging you from your duties,”
said tin- recorder, “l wish to congratulate
you oo iue manner in whieli you have cou«
ducted that duty. You were chosen out of
300 men examined. I regret to see t hat
many intelligent men—business and pro
fessional men—of this city endeavor to
I avoid their duty to serve on the jury. I re
pent again, that you are entitled not only
to the thanks of this court, but to the
thanks of the people; for uhen so many
men formed an opinion, you were abio to
discard that opinion and to decide upon a
verdict on the evidence.”
It seems that the jury, after removing
their overcoats in the room to which they
were sent for deliberation, immediately
prepared their ballots. They were east,
and on being counted were found to ho
unanimous for conviction. It was just
fourteen minutes after they left the court
room when they agreed. When their ver
dict was given to the court McQuado alone
remained unmoved. Ilia demeanor was
not different from that of any other day of
the trial.
The jury at once left the court, declining
all interviews. After a few minuteB’ con
sultation the recorder adjourned court
until Friday at 11 a. m., when further
motions ill this ease will be heard. Coun
sel for the defense declined to outliue
their future course. McQuade was taken
buck to the toinhs.
RISiNG STAR LODGE NO. 2*.
A IVlialc-Hftlu IlftOidnR *s the* Nrxt Order »f
nusliH-ss.
Charleston, S. C., December 15.—A
week ago the News and Courier published
.. dispatch from York county. 8. C., report
ing that a white boy named John Leo
(Inode had been so beaten and mangled
that he soon died, and that four colored
men had been arrested as the murderers
and committed to Jail, it was stuted that
the theory was that some of the ne
groes had been detected by tho
boy in tho act of stealing cotton
from his father’s Held and to prevent their
arrest they killed him. There was great
excitement in the county in consequence,
and several more arrests were made. The
News and Courier, to get at all the facts,
sent a special correspondent to York and
will publish to morrow the result of his
investigations. There is evidently an
alarming state of affairs in York county,
and it is proved conclusively that
au organization exists among the colored
people, which contemplates murder in the
event of the detection of any member ac
cused of u crime. Twenty-six negroes are
now under arrest. The inquest on the
body ei the murdered boy before a discreet
jury brought out ail the facts. One of the
negroes turned states evideneeand another
admitted that he killed a man who was
murdered in the county eighteen months
ago. Several of the colored witnesses
at the inquest swore distinctly that
they had u club or elan in the county for
the purpose of stealing cotton, provisions,
whisky, etc. The members were to steal
whatever they wanted, and if detected
were sworn to kill the person who detected
them. Tlie club had different names, but
was generally known as the “ Rising Star
Lodge No. 24 ofthe Grand United Order of
National Laborers and l’rotective Society
of North America.” Tlie charter came
from Charlotte, N. C., and is dated
December, 1884. Tlie charter, however,
would seem to show that the society had
only benevolent and fraternal objects.
Among other things revealed at the in
quest was a plan to waylay Elias Inman,
who wus thought to have money, but the
assassin missed him. One of the witnesses
gave a detailed account of the murder of
the poor boy, John Lee Goode, and also
the names of ids accomnlici . in the crime.
Ta k of a general lj aching has abated, but
the indignation and mire’' are intense.
IVb.lt a I’lty Tin y Were Ucnif.
Charleston, December 15.—A hundred
while men rode to the jail in YorkviUe at
4 o’clock this morning, battered tho outer
door down and demanded tho four mur
derers of John Goode. The sheriff, how
ever, had already sent them to Columbia,
thus avoiding a lynching.